1838 in literature

See also: 1837 in literature, other events of 1838, 1839 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• George Palmer Putnam and John Wiley form the book publishing and retail firm of Wiley & Putnam in New York City. It is the forerunner of GP Putnam & Sons.

New Books

• The Birds of America - John James Audubon
• Ligeia - Edgar Allan Poe
• The Lion of Flanders - Hendrik Conscience
• Mary Derwent - Ann Sophia Stephens
• Memoirs Ecrits par Lui Même (final volume) - Casanova
• Munchausen - Karl Immerman
• The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym - Edgar Allan Poe
• Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
• Rattling the Reefer - Frederick Marryat with Edward Howard
• Ruy Blas - Victor Hugo

Births

• June 26 - Bankim Chatterjee (+ 1894)

Deaths

Awards